Undergarment



March 26, 1940.

J. A. GOLDFARB 2,194,791

unmeaaunu'r Filed July 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet II.

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March 26, 1940. J GOLDFARB 2,194,791 I UNDERGKRMENT Filed July 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 l4- I4 )3 I6 I 6 Patented Mar. 26, 1940 UNITED STATES UNDERGARll/IENT Jacob A. Goldfarb, Frankfort, Ky., assignor to Union Underwear Company, 1110., Indianapolis, Ind, a corporation of Indiana Application July 2, 1938, Serial No. 217,184

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an undergarment of that type generally designated as a short.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a garment with a minimum amount of elastic material about the belt and with the various elements cut and formed in such manner as to give a more or less form fitting garment but still providing freedom of movement, all without an excess of material which would otherwise bunch or gather to cause discomfort.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention as illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a developed plan view of the various elements entering into the garment;

Fig. 2, a rear elevation;

Fig, 3, a side elevation; and

Fig. 4, a front elevation with the leg portions turned upwardly somewhat.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

2 The garment consists primarily of the three essential parts, namely the leg forming panels H! and l! and the back panel 12. These elements, as will further be described, are attached by their upper ends to a belt, generally designated by the 30 numeral l3, which is comprised of a rear section 44, side elastic inserts l and I6, and a front section divided into the two parts I! and i8. Particular attention is directed to the belt [3 and particularly to the rear section M which is cut 3 and formed to have a top line substantiallystraight but to have its under line curved downwardly from its ends into a central major portion having a substantial depth greatly exceeding the depth of the ends of the section 14 which are 4 sewed to the respective ends of the elastic inserts l5 and i6. This central depth is preferably at least twice that of the ends of the portion M.

It has been customary to form the front por- 45 tion of the belt l3, consisting of the section I1 and it, to dropdown to a depth in front greatly exceeding that part of the belt which passes over the hips of the wearer, that portion in this case being the elastic inserts on the respective sides. In this invention, this rear belt section It conforms somewhat to the front belt portion. This increasing of the depth of the rear section I4 toward the center of the section is extremely important in that it provides for form fitting about the waist line but by reason of the arcuate curvature of the lower edge of the section M, the panel 12, having its upper end cut to conform to that curvature, is sewed thereto centrally to extend downwardly therefrom to provide the necessary fullness for the seat portion of the garment without having to form that panel 12 in two or more parts or without having to provide gathers therein. That is, the fullness is secured by reason of thepanel having a curvature of greater radius than that of the depending belt portion as indicated in Fig. 1, and fitting those differently curved portions together to have one follow around in conformity with the other without gathers.

As above indicated, the upper edge of the panel I2 is centrally united to the curved edge of the belt section it. The right hand edge A of the panel I2 is united with the left hand edge B of the garment portion H in the relationship indicated in Fig. 1 by merely bringing those two edges 20 together in overlapping arrangement. Likewise the edge C of the panel I 2 is united along the edge D of the portion It. The upper edges of the two portions Iii and II are out, as indicated in Fig. 1, to follow in each case along the remainder of the lower edge of the belt section Hi and thence along the under edges of the elastic inserts l5 and I6 and then down and around forwardly along the lower edges of the front belt sections H and i3.

As indicated in Fig. l, the lower inner corners of the portions l0 and II extend below the lower edge ofthe panell2 and arecut to extend diagonally outwardly therefrom to leave the edges E and F respectively. These edges are brought around to be sewed onto the respective edges G and H, as indicated in Fig. 4, and these edge portions G and H are continued on across the lower end of the panel ii! to the center thereof, the lengths of these edges G and H which are attached to the panel l2 edge being that which stop at the notches l9 and 20.

As will be observed in Fig. 1, the edge G is an edge of a slot 2| which is out back from the extreme outer end'of the portion II to be parallel with the outer edge.

The outer ends of the portions Hi and H are then turned upwardly from the end of the panel l2, Fig. 4, by the edge portions I and K. The exact formationof the front opening of the gar- 50 ment does not enter intothe present invention but is described in more detail as a separate invention in an application for U. S. Letters Patent about to be filed.

It is to be noted that the portions l0 and II are cut to have the weave of the fabric on a bias in relation to that of the panel [2. By dropping the center of the rear belt section I4 down from each end, that lower part of the belt below the narrower portions over the hips may swing outwardly and thus provides in combination with the panel l2 a fullness as is required for comfort without having to gather the top edge of the panel along its attachment with the belt, or without having to provide elastic in that portion of the belt which would be quite annoying in use.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the one form as is now best known to me, it is obvious that structural changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I, therefore, do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations as may be imposed by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a woven fabric undergarment of the short type, a pair of like major garment fabric portions forming leg sections, a central back panel having parallel, straight side edges stitched to and along straight edges of said portions and a straight lower end stitched to other edges of said portions, said back panel having a downwardly curving arcuate top edge, a belt having a rear portion longer than the width of said panel with narrow terminal ends and a central intervening inelastic portion of greater depth than the ends, said belt central portion having its lower edge downwardly curving and stitched to and along the upper curved edge of said panel, the curvature of the belt edge extending upwardly on each of said major garment portions, a divided front belt portion, elastic means uniting the front belt portion and the said terminal ends of the rear belt portion at the sides of the garment, said belt front and rear portions having their top edges in a common plane, whereby end tension on said belt will leave a fullness in the rear therebelow across said panel by reason of outwardly hinging of the lower rear curved portion of the belt.

2. In a woven fabric undergarment of the short type, a pair of like major garment fabric portions forming leg sections, a central back panel having parallel, straight side edges stitched to and along straight edges of said portions and a straight lower end stitched to other edges of said portions, said back panel having a downwardly curving arcuate top edge, a belt having a rear portion longer than the Width of said panel with narrow terminal ends and a central intervening inelastic portion of greater depth than the ends, said belt central portion having its end tension on said belt will leave a fullness in the rear therebelow across said panel by reason of outwardly hinging of the lower rear curved portion of the belt, said major garment portions having their weave on a bias in relation to the weave of said back panel.

JACOB A. GOLDFARB. 

